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The following provisions apply to user-generated content posted, or submitted for posting, to NEJM Online. By submitting content to NEJM Online, you agree to the following provisions, which may be amended from time to time.

1. You agree that you are fully responsible for the content that you post or submit. You agree that you will not post or submit any content that (i) is defamatory, obscene, or abusive, (ii) violates or infringes upon the proprietary, publicity, or privacy rights of any third party, (iii) violates or encourages the violation of any applicable local, state, national, or international law, rule, or regulation, or (iv) is otherwise inappropriate. You agree not to post or submit any personal information of another (including, without limitation, Protected Health Information). You will indemnify the Massachusetts Medical Society (“MMS”), publisher of NEJM Online, from any claim or demand, including reasonable attorneys’ fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of the content you post or submit. You understand and agree that MMS is not responsible for content posted or submitted for posting by third parties.
   
   
2. The editors of NEJM Online, in their sole discretion, reserve the right to reject, edit, remove, or otherwise alter any content submitted or posted to NEJM Online for any reason. MMS reserves the right, in its sole discretion to revoke a user’s privilege to submit or post content to NEJM Online.
   
   
3. By posting or submitting content to NEJM Online, you hereby grant to MMS a royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable, worldwide license to use, reproduce, sublicense, modify, publicly perform, display, translate, create derivative works from, and distribute that material, in whole or in part, and incorporate it into other MMS publications, in any form, media, or technology now known or later developed. You authorize MMS to publish your name and location (city, state and/or country) in connection with any use of your submission to NEJM Online and in identifying yourself and location, you represent that you have done so accurately. Once your submission is posted, you will not have the right to have it removed or edited.
   
   
4. You agree to post or submit content to NEJM Online only for non-commercial purposes.
   
   
5. Submissions to NEJM Online must be legible, comprehensible, and written in the English language.
   
   
6. You agree that you have disclosed any relevant competing interests that, when broadly viewed, could be construed as a conflict of interest or the appearance thereof including, without limitation, financial or beneficial conflicts of interest, employment relationships, and affiliations with other entities or interests.